The Dell Rapids baseball team evened their season record after earning two wins in Madison against the Bulldogs on Sunday, April 9th.
After giving up the first run of the game, Dell Rapids scored seven runs in the second inning of the first game with the big hit being a grand slam by Matt Gillogly. Dell Rapids added another run in the third and then three more in the top of the fifth to end the game on the 10-run rule.
Carter Gullickson had three hits, including a double, along with three RBIs. Josh Roemen had two hits, and Nate McKee, Seth Anderson, and Gillogly all had a hit. Gillogly had five RBIs. Trevor Pulscher pitched all five innings giving up one run, which was unearned, on three hits with three walks and four strikeouts.
Pulscher hit a go-ahead three-run home run in the top of the eighth inning in the second game to give Dell Rapids the double-header sweep. Neither team scored through the first four innings, but Dell Rapids was able to scratch across a run on a sacrifice fly by Gullickson to score Roemen. Madison answered with four runs in the bottom half of the fifth inning to take a 4-1 lead. Dell Rapids answered scoring three times in the top of the sixth inning. Anderson scored on an error, and Brandon Geraets and Roemen scored on a double by Gullickson. Pulscher hit the game-winning home run after Elijah Story and Anderson reached to start the eighth inning.
Roemen had two hits in the second game. Story, Gillogly, Gullickson and Pulscher all had a hit as well. Gullickson and Pulscher each had three RBIs. Roemen pitched the first five innings giving up four runs, three earned, on six hits with two walks and 11 strikeouts. Story picked up the win pitching three innings giving up no runs on no hits with three walks and seven strikeouts.
Dell Rapids (3-3) will host Deuel/Deubrook/Estelline/Hamlin/Castlewood/Clear Lake on Thursday, April 13th, at Rickeman Field. Varsity will start at 5:30 with JV to follow.
Game 1:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | ||
Dell Rapids | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | x | x | 11 | 8 | 0 | |
Madison | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | x | x | 1 | 3 | 3 |
Game 2:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | R | H | E | ||
Dell Rapids | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | |
Madison | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 6 |